Friday, April 21, 2006
Ireland’s ‘chilling’ tale of moral outrage?
Black and Tan only meant one thing to me, until I moved to Liverpool, where it was a weird mix of mild and bitter, or bitter and Guinness. Popular amongst oul lads I thought it was deservedly on the wain and on the way to extinction. But in America, Ben and Jerry’s (the worlds most ethical ice cream) clearly believed it would be a winning new flavour. Apparently not. El Blogador leads the Nationalist Independent, and the Telegraph‘s coverage.
Mick Fealty @ 03:28 PM
Ah, the magic of marketing in action… The things that meander their way of Madison Avenue…
A car whose name in Spanish transliterates to “doesn’t go.”
The translation of “Coke(?) add life” got garbled in China, coming out something about resurrecting one’s ancestors…
And now this… oy.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 04:57 PMIt’s a good thing Indian Real Ale in its abbreviated form never made it to Ireland.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:05 PMIt is indeed truly shocking that not everyone in the world is aware of every Irish republican grievance dating back to the early 20th century.
Re-education camps should be set up immediately. Perhaps the Cubans could help?
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:08 PM“It is indeed truly shocking that not everyone in the world is aware of every Irish republican grievance dating back to the early 20th century.”
While recognising the sarcasm in the above comment, can we really call, say, the burning of Cork in 1920 a small republican ‘grievance’, ‘inconveniencing’ as it did everyone in that city, republican or otherwise…
Talking of ‘re-education’, sounds like it might be a good idea in certain cases…
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:19 PMA lot of cheesy remember-the-oul-sod-though- i’ve-never-been-there-in-my-life-nor-have-my-parents-or-grandparents-or-great-grandparents-but-we-do-have-shamrock-teacups, when in ‘Irish’ pubs in NYC order a shot called the ‘car bomb’.
very, very crass, but my don’t they think they’re cute when they order it.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:24 PMOver here in Los Angeles, my local Irish bar offers Black and Tans, and ‘Irish Car Bombs’ - 2/3 of a pint of Guinness with a shot glass of Jamesons and Baileys dropped in.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:24 PMIsn’t it time that Nationalists let bygones be just that?
I think I may write a piece for the Blanket.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:31 PMAnyway, has anyone heard if Ben and Jerry are still going to go ahead with that Bloody Sundae idea?
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:33 PMThe burning of Cork? Didn’t Ireland just celebrate the burning of Dublin?
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:36 PMYou should!
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:37 PMTAF
“Isn’t it time that Nationalists let bygones be just that?”
LOL
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:37 PMNo, shurely not, tell me it can’t be true? Are there really yet people in this world of ours who cry not for Oireland? Alas, alack, another pint.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:42 PMMick-
“El Blogador leads the Nationalist outrage.”
Heh-heh. Sounds very ‘campaigning’. Having done a bit more research, I’d say that the accompanying press release which came with the launch of said ice-cream was more ‘offensive’- full of plastic paddy ‘top of the mornin to ya’ type stuff.
Thanks for the mention.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:42 PMSRR: “The burning of Cork? Didn’t Ireland just celebrate the burning of Dublin? “
That would be the commemoration of the British *shelling* of Dublin…
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:43 PMTAFKABO: “Isn’t it time that Nationalists let bygones be just that?”
Its that “pattern of behavior thing,” TAFKABO…
Then again—maybe it was a “green” thing—thake a bunch of burned-out fellas from the trenches, hand them guns and tell them to keep the peace. Yeah… that’s the ticket. Recycling.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:46 PMThen isn’t it time nationalists demanded the closure of all those ‘Shell’ petrol stations?
It’s an outrage I tell you!
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:46 PMLa Mon
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:47 PMSRR: “Then isn’t it time nationalists demanded the closure of all those ‘Shell’ petrol stations?”
Ah, but *those* are *DUTCH* Shells, thereby making them relatively pacifist / inert…
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:49 PMThe good ol US of A putting their foot in it again.
So no suprises there then.Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:54 PMThe good ol US of A putting their foot in it again.
So no suprises there then.Ohferfuxsake, for a moment I thought you were being serious.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 05:57 PMBlack and Tan ice cream…
I suppose it brings a whole new meaning to the old saying, ‘I scream, you scream, we all scream…’
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 06:02 PMspirit-level: “The good ol US of A putting their foot in it again.
So no suprises there then. “Egads!!
What we have here is a couple of self-absorbed Vermont hippies making a chocolate and beer-flavored ice cream and naming it after a beer-beverage you can order pretty much anywhere.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 06:03 PMA wee look at Google tells me there is a town in Utah called Provo.
A gripe over the name of ice cream must be the most pathetic gripe in history. I truly believe I have heard it all now.Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 06:28 PMDread TAFKABO
yeah but why let all that get in the way of a good MOPE :)Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 06:52 PMNone of the reports identify a single person or organisation as having made a complaint. No story at all then.
Posted by on Apr 21, 2006 @ 07:01 PM
